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APPENDIX III – GAME OF LIFE
beings live and we go through various stages and reach the super conscious state of feeling of Oneness with all.
7. Game of life is all about snakes and Ladders. The concept of snakes and ladders is an age old one. Snakes have been considered as a creature which is venomous and makes us fall unconscious, symbolically in life we have got various occasions where we are bitten by snake of Lust, snake of Greed, Snake of Jealousy, snake of Ambition, snake of Covetousness and so on. The ladders have always been considered as aids for moving on to higher plane. You do get assistance from a Friend, from a Neighbour, a guide, some unforeseen opportunity and help from various other sources. We find that we lift ourselves up and develop certain traits and characters or behaviour which gets certain social recognition. The game naturally involves some snakes and some ladders. The game has been designed in such a way that we get enough ladders and enough snakes as we move on. Remove the ladder life is a misery and remove the snake life is
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